Gate-supporting means



Feb. 18, 1930. J. M. THoMPsoN GATE SUPPORTINQMEANS Filed 001.. 27, 1928Smic@ Joh-rz JYLThompson,

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Patented Feb. 18, 1930 PATENT v'oFFlcE JOHN M. THOMPSON, THORPE, IOWAGATE-surnomme' MEANS Application mea amber 2?, '1328,serial'No.aisfliz.` Y

My inventionrelates to improvements in supporting means for gates andthe like, and .the object ofk myk improvements is to perfect asupporting structure of this class which may be easily andquicklyemployed forsupportingrr a gate at dierent vertical heights to freelyswing to and fro in any adjusted position of the gates relative to thesupport.

Another object is to effect improvements in the invention of gatesupporting means,

oswinging gate at a desired height of adjustment fromA the ground. Fig.2 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation,

with parts broken away, of the gate supporti ing means. Fig. 3 is a topplanof the struc- V tures of said Fig. 2, with a part vin cross section.

o' vIt will be understood that minor modifications of my improvementsare covered Within the principles of this invention and of the i' 3oappended claims.

1 is a rear tubular post which may be fixyedly mounted on any suitablebaseor the groundfitself, the post being closed at the Y bottom and openvat the top and containing vin its interior bore a vertically disposed-coiled lcompression spring 1-, The numeral l12 denotes a pair Vof likemating hollow members, which may be castings or stampings, whose vlowerpart when assembled contains .an interior hollow 17 opening downwardlyand ofan interior diametersuitable to permit thein to fit loosely androtatably upon the top portion of the post 1, the inner wall of thishollow 17 having an annular groove 15 toreceive and movably interlockwith an annular ange 16 on the post 1, so that the members 12 at theirparts 14 may freely swinghorizontally'upon the post and be retained:thereon. The upper parts of the mem- 556 bers 12"--14 have ya borev18 ofless diameter eccentric cam bears against one Hat face of the abuttingmember 12, and has a projecting than the bore or hollow 17 to looselyseat the l lower portion of a cylindrical standard 5 whose upper part isreversely bent downwardly in parallel to provide a goose-neck 6.

Q The lower end of the standard 5 is supf ported upon the upper end "ofthe spring 4 within the' upper part of the post 1. The numeral 10denotes the hollow tubular metal 'frame of a horizontally elongated andwire netted gate of a well-known type whose `front f stile is adjacent'afront post 2, the latter having a spring clip 3 mounted thereon in aposition andata height permitting it to clip removably the front stileof the gate in any vertically adjusted position ofthe latter. The freeextremity of the kgate is'supported 'by a brace-rod 11 vconnected to theupper bend of the standard 5.

` The rear stile of thegate 1() is securedffixedly to the goose-neck orbend 6`by pairs of clamps 7 and 8 at top and bottom, and a clamping pairof members 9 are used to support the rear lower part of the gate, beinglixedly clamped" to the rear stile of thel gate below the lower clamps8, and being loosely yor'rookingly mounted upon the post 1.

I have adoptedthe following described 4means for releasably securing thestandard 5 in a vertical position of adjustment relative to .thepost 1andits head ymembers 12-14. As best shown in Figi 3, the mated membersaforesaid at 12 where opposite faces are flattened, are aperturedhorizontally and in parallel on opposite sides of the standard 5 to'loosely receive the pair of headed bolts 19, and'to also traverseapertures in the outwardly'projecting extremities of a pintle 25 'uponwhich between said bolts an eccentric 24 is rockingly mounted. Thiseccentric or handle 26. `On the opposite ends vof the bolts 19 aremounted upon theii` threads nuts120 engaging the opposite flat face ofthe memberl12, a split compression spring 21 is next i mounted onA eachbolt next to a washer 22 and a terminal nut 23 permitting adjustments ofthe tension of the spring. y v

It will be seen that when the tension of the spring 21 is properlyadjusted,the.handle26 may be swung downwardly after the'other spring 4has been allowed to react to propel the standard 5 together with saidgate to a desired height from the ground, the eccentric cam then actingupon the members 12 through the bolts 19, to tightly 'clamp the members12 upon the standard 5, thus retaining the` gate the selectedpositioi,where it may be freelyswung to and fro. y

It will be observed that the clamping means described are simpler thanthose of said Patent No. 1,616,558, effecting an economy in manufacture,positioned more conveniently, and are free from the bend 6 of thestandard 5, suiting the latter and said bend for particular uses andlocations.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is: l i

1i In combination, a fixed support, 'a tensionally controlled membermovable vertically relatively to and also rockingly mounted upon saidsupport,-a gatev secured upon said member to swingtherewith to and frohorizontally, and means for releasably hold-y ing said member and gatein a verticallyvadjusted position u pon said support while pery mittin'gthe member and gate to swing freely,

consisting of separably vmating clamps mounted loosely upon said memberand upon the upper part of the support only', said clamps beingapertured in alinement on opposite sides of the said member, stemsseated loosely iny said apertures vconnected at one end by a pintle, aneccentric cam rockingly mounted on said pintle andhaving its cam edgebearing against said clamps, 'and tensio'nallycontrlled securing meansadj ustably mounted upon the opposite ends of said stems against saidclamps, whereby the cam may be rocked to clamp the clamps tightly uponsaid member while allowing the lower parts of the clamps to' seatloosely rockingly upon saidv support.

2: In combination, a tubular support open tally upon said support, theclamping elements remaining loosely rockable upon said support in anyposition of the clamping elements. Y In testimony whereof I aiiix mysignature.

` JOHN M. THOMPSON.

at the top and'closed at the bottom, a coiled compression spring seatedin the hollow of said support, a reversely bent member having" onedepending leg seated in the hollow of said support i upon said spring, agate secured upon the other leg of said member rig- Y idly to swingtherewith relatively to" said support, a pair of like hollowed clampingelements mating'` and having alined bores of *diiierentdiameters' ofwhich the upper bore loosely fits upon said member and the lower boreloosely lits upon the upper part of said f support, the wall of thelower bore having anr annular recess, the outer wall of the supf 'porthaving an' annular flangeiitting loosely within' said recess, andadjustable tenseiial means for eempressngsaid kclamping elementstogether te cause them to clamp ,tightly apex; said member to allow saidelefmexitswrcek regantes: winni the. gate horneais'o

